Month: October 2012

The stomach bug Helicobacter pylori increases forms of a protein that promote tumor development, perhaps explaining how it elevates risk for gastric cancer. Read More

Faculty members of Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management conduct research across a broad range of disciplines, from finance and economics to consumer behavior and negotiation strategies. Their work has a solid footing in traditional academic theory, but much of it also seeks to make an impact on… Read More

Duke University announced that Blair alumna Angela Mace, now pursuing her Ph.D. in musicology at Duke under the advisement of R. Larry Todd, has proved the authorship of a mystery “lost sonata.” The piece has often been attributed to 19th-century composer Felix Mendelssohn, although scholars have suspected the piece was actually written by his sister, Fanny Hensel. Read More

As the new dean of the Vanderbilt School of Engineering, Philippe Fauchet sees his role as one that stretches far beyond the university. Read More

David Owens, professor of the practice of management and innovation at Owen Graduate School of Management, will teach a strategic innovation course as part of Vanderbilt’s first online Coursera offerings. Read More

The New England Journal of Medicine has published a detailed account by April Pettit and colleagues at Vanderbilt University describing one man’s rapid deterioration after receiving a tainted steroid injection for back pain from the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass. Read More

Homeschools are emerging as a kind of invisible rival to charter schools for parents seeking alternatives to the public school system, according to the Washington Post. Joseph Murphy, Frank W. Mayborn Chair, Dean of Special Projects and author of “Homeschooling in America: Capturing and Assessing the Movement,” is quoted extensively. Read More

We love hearing from our fans, friends and followers. Below are just a few of our favorite Tweets and Instagram photos from the past week. Be a part of the conversation – follow Vanderbilt on Twitter and Instagram and tag your photos #vandy.   [View the story… Read More

  Dr. Susanna Loeb talks about the effect of teacher turnover on student achievement. Read More

Two newly identified gene variants linked to breast cancer may aid in predicting disease risk and targeting screening and prevention strategies. Read More

Several Vanderbilt researchers have collaborated with this year's Nobel Chemistry winners. Read More

School of Medicine student Ravi Patel, seated, is being honored for his work creating the Nashville Mobile Market. With him at the healthy food project’s debut three years ago are, from left, Vanderbilt students Nicole Gunasekera, Alex Arnold, Emily Zern and Kate Foster. (Photo by John Russell)… Read More

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded a $50,000 youth literacy grant to the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Reading Clinic. The foundation’s youth literacy grants are awarded to assist with the implementation of new, or to expand already existing, youth literacy programs and the purchase of new technology, books,… Read More

New space on the 10th floor of the Critical Care Tower is allowing the myelosuppression unit to increase its number of available beds. (Photo by Susan Urmy) The 10th floor of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Critical Care Tower, housing a new myelosuppression unit, will open Oct. 27. Read More

Patient handovers matter. A lot. That’s the conclusion from Vanderbilt researchers who reviewed three years of patient data and found that major complications occurring within 24 hours after cardiac surgery were cut in half following the adoption of an improved handover process. Read More

  Brittany White, left, and Nancy Parsons, right, were among the volunteers who helped assemble colorful scarves for cancer patients during a recent “Sew-in” held at Gilda’s Club Nashville. The nonprofit organization Care Cap Connections launched the initiative and donates free kerchiefs to cancer centers,… Read More

National Public Radio Science Correspondent Joe Palca, Ph.D., will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 25. His talk, entitled “News and Science: A Marriage of Convenience,” will begin at 4 p.m. in 208 Light Hall. Palca earned a Ph.D. in psychology from the University… Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is a 2012 recipient of the Leadership in Safety Award from CNA, the seventh largest U.S. commercial insurance carrier. The award was presented Tuesday during a ceremony at the Eskind Biomedical Library’s Executive Board Room. CNA’s Leadership in Safety Award recognizes those who take the initiative… Read More

The fifth annual Conte Center Symposium will be held from 1-6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, in the Vanderbilt Law School’s Flynn Auditorium. Speakers include: Patricia Gaspar, M.D., Ph.D., Institut National de la Santé de la Recherche Médicale Elizabeth Hammock, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Mark Ansorge, Ph.D., Columbia University Medical… Read More

Keiron Kennedy, M.D., receives an influenza shot from Sharon Holley, DNP, CNM, during the Flulapalooza mass vaccination event, which took place Wednesday and Thursday.  At the end of the first day, approximately 5,589 staff, faculty, students and volunteers had been vaccinated. (Photo by Joe… Read More